Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
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Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (born 1 January 1934) is the Archbishop Emeritus of Quito. He served as archbishop of Quito
and the Primate
of Ecuador
from 2003 to 2010 when Fausto Trávez Trávez
was appointed to replace Archbishop Vela Chiriboga.
Pope Benedict XVI
elevated Vela Chiriboga to the status of cardinal at a consistory on 20 November 2010, becoming Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
.
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and the Primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
from 2003 to 2010 when Fausto Trávez Trávez
Fausto Trávez Trávez
Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. is the current archbishop of Quito and therefore, primate of Ecuador since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 September 2010. He had previously served as bishop of Babahoyo....
was appointed to replace Archbishop Vela Chiriboga.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
elevated Vela Chiriboga to the status of cardinal at a consistory on 20 November 2010, becoming Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
Santa Maria in Via
Santa Maria in Via is a basilica church in Rome. The church was already built in the 9th century, but was rebuilt in occasion of a miracle to host an icon.A church or a chapel was present in the same place in the 9th century...
.